Save cuttings from strawberries (leaves, tops) to make this treatment for clearer skin.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup strawberry cuttings
1 1/2 cups boiling water

Directions:

• Pour water over leaves in a glass bowl and cover. Steep for 2 hours.
• Strain and pour into a clean jar, seal with a lid and refrigerate.

Wash with this twice daily (morning & bedtime). You could also soak a cloth in it, heat then apply to face once a day. This recipe can help with acne and pimples too.

More Pantry Treatments:

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• Pour a bit of sesame oil on a cotton ball and wipe gently across eye lids to remove waterproof mascara.
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• Brighten a smile with two simple ingredients. First mash a fresh strawberry and add about a tsp of baking soda. Spread on toothbrush and rub onto teeth. After a couple minutes brush clean. Eating apples (bite into apples, don’t eat in pieces) is also a natural way to whiten teeth. Because the fruit is naturally acidic, don’t use this method more than once a week to protect teeth from damage.
• For healthy nails and cuticles, regularly soak them in olive oil for 30 minutes (more tips found here ^[3]).
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